Animal Information on the Internet

Interested in obtaining information on animals for your project based on “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka?  There are plenty of good sites available.  Below is a sampling of a few.  Do you want to take a quiz to find out which animal you most closely resemble?  Click here to try a few.

Animal Diversity Web
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/
A comprehensive online encyclopedia containing info on just about every group within the animal kingdom.

Animal Bytes
    http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm
Specifically designed to help you quickly find information about some of the unique creatures found in the animal kingdom.

The Electronic Zoo
    http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
General search engines and guides with links to many animal sites. 

SeaWorld Information Center
    http://www.seaworld.org/
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database.

Barnyard Animals
    http://www.kidinfo.com/Science/Barnyard_animals.html
Links to facts and information about animals, animal health, as well as links to other interesting publications.

YAHOOLIGANS
    http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Living_Things/Animals/
Find lots of things on animals from Aardvarks to Zebras

Big Cats Online
    http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/
Offers both a general and more detailed introduction to the various species of cat living in the wild.

The Butterfly Website
    http://butterflywebsite.com/
Learn more about the fascinating world of butterflies.

Reptile Page
    http://www.snakesandreptiles.com/index.html
Internet resources on various types of reptiles.

The Elephants of Cameroon
    http://www.fieldtripearth.org/
“If anyone wants to know what elephants are like, they are like people only more so.”  -Peter Corneille  To find out more about elephants and their history.
 

Updated 3/06